Roadrunner Watching

A Greater Roadrunner's head and neck fill the frame in close profile, its spiky, punk-like crest, bare blue-and-orange skin patch behind the eye, and long, straight bill all rendered in fine, exacting detail. The bold, almost graphic pattern of black-and-white barring down the neck adds real visual texture beneath the wilder crest feathers above. Brushed linework builds the fine crest spikes and the crisp barred neck pattern, while glazing technique renders the vivid blue-and-orange skin patch behind the eye.